21st & West Burnside

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is a former French fashion model, actress, and 
singer. She was one of the best-known sex symbols of the 1960s. Bardot
had once been an aspiring ballet dancer prior to beginning her acting
career in 1952.

Italian actress Sophia Loren (Sofia Villani Scicolone) was the first
actress of the talkie era to win an Academy Award for a non-English-
speaking performance, for her portrayal of Cesira in the 1960 film
Two Women.

1957

The Big Record was a record hop styled music show hosted by singer
Pattie Page and featured a mix of young and old big name guests of
the music and recording industry performing for a musical hour. They
included Harry James, Paul Anka, Gogi Grant, and Sammy Kaye. The
choreography was done by June Taylor. The Big Record was sponsored
by Oldsmobile and ran for 7 episodes from 1957 to 1958 on CBS-TV.

Actress, singer and dancer Mitzi Gaynor was born Francesca Marlene
de Czanyi von Gerber in Chicago. Her family first moved to Detroit and
when she was eleven to Hollywood where she trained as a ballerina as
a child and began her career as a chorus dancer. By the time Mitzi was
13 she was singing and dancing with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera
company.

Mitzi Gaynor with Rossano Brazzi in “South Pacific”, 1958

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